Observations from Tamarack Peak

Location Name: 
East Ridge Tamarack Peak
Region: 
Mount Rose Area
Date and time of observation: 
Tue, 02/07/2012 - 12:00
Location Map: 
United States
39° 18' 51.084" N, 119° 54' 56.88" W
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Red Flags: 
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Observation made by: Professional Observer
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

2'' of new snow in the Mt. Rose area today.  Well consolidated stable snowpack with no results from stability tests.  Upper snowpack is faceting very slowly and decomposing the near surface crusts on shaded aspects.  Solar aspects were crusty with some minor new snow on top, no softening occuring today at all.

Photo:  Showing the 2'' of new snow on top of the Pencil hard m/f crust. Below the crust the snow is faceting over time.

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
100% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Light
Precipitation: 
Snow
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Accumulation rate: 
Less than 1 in. per hour
More detailed information about the weather: 

Very light snow in the morning tapering off by mid day.  The sun was visible through the high clouds shortly during the early afternoon.  Winds were consistent in the light range from the SW.